suckered
Fell for it
Suckered is the past tense of sucker, meaning to trick or deceive someone into doing something foolish: I got suckered into buying a timeshare.
The word implies the victim was naive or gullible—easy prey for a con.
In gardening, suckered describes a plant that has produced suckers, the unwanted shoots growing from a root or stem.
Deceived into believing
- connedDeceived for gain
- trickedMisled by cunning
- fooledLed to believe falsely
- bamboozledThoroughly deceived or confused
hoodwinked · scammed · swindled · cheated · defrauded · fleeced · deluded · hoaxed
Innocently unsuspecting
- trustingInclined to believe others
- credulousProne to blind trust
- unsuspectingNot anticipating danger
- greenColor of vegetation
unwary · innocent · impressionable · unsophisticated · inexperienced · guileless · wide-eyed · pushover
duped
Deceived into believing
bamboozled · hoodwinked · scammed · swindled · cheated · defrauded · fleeced · deluded · hoaxed · gulled
naive
Innocently unsuspecting
- trustingInclined to believe others
- credulousProne to blind trust
- unsuspectingNot anticipating danger
green · unwary · innocent · impressionable · unsophisticated · inexperienced · guileless · wide-eyed · pushover · patsy
lured
Attracted by enticement
seduced · coaxed · inveigled · persuaded · wooed · sweet-talked · snared · entrapped · charmed · beguiled
suckeredskeptical
Inclined to question claims
undeceived · wise to it · discerning · shrewd · savvy
- sucker punchUnanticipated strike without warning
- sucker punchesBlows thrown without warning
- sucker punchedHit unexpectedly, unfairly
- sucker for punishmentOne who invites suffering
- sucker punchingUnexpected blow to unaware target
- sucker betWager with terrible odds